Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie - Giants of Jazz - Straight No Chaser • World of Jazz

The Giants of Jazz are: Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Kai Winding, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, with Al McKibbon on bass gave a live performance on the Newport Jazz Festival October 31, 1971 in De Doelen Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917- February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington.
Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences, and hesitations.
Monk was renowned for a distinct look which included suits, hats, and sunglasses. He was also noted for an idiosyncratic habit during performances: while other musicians continued playing, Monk would stop, stand up, and dance for a few moments before returning to the piano.
Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine (the others being Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and Wynton Marsalis).
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[@nobodyofconsequence9930]

Sonnys' swing and feel shakes the foundations of jazz as we know it, yet he is so concise and efficient in his movements that if you just watched instead of listened, you'd think he was just testing the spring action of a new horn. Incredible feel of swing that just flows , doesn't have to be coaxed.

[@marcellomentasimonsennico5670]

Notice how the rhythm grows faster during the performance. It stars at a medium pace, and, when it comes to Monk, the fourth soloist, it has turned into amazingly fast Bebop! This is not as rare in such exciting live Jazz performances.

[@williamkleitsch1153]

The masters put on a master clinic. Just the best!

[@grazianorotelli8919]

Monk’s humble behaviour on stage is simply amazing.

[@jroc2201]

And there's Monk⚡🤯🎵

[@frankdavino7187]

Monk playing melodic with amazing left hand completely out of Beat... Nice

[@PJohn-gc8xv]

This is the very JAZZ.

[@anitacunningham2826]

Ahhhh Real Jazz Music from Real Jazz legends.

[@emilioross243]

what is false jazz

[@pretentioushab]

@@emilioross243 smooth jazz

[@SuperMikado282]

@@emilioross243 You have got me.

[@lgziabeher]

Dizzy was on fire

[@emiliolopezify]

Kai Winding is excellent 😀👍👏👏👏

[@willieluncheonette5843]

big thanks for this Monk is one of my 3 all time favorite musicians.

[@juanserrano8777]

WOW WHAT MASTERPIECE. IMAGINE BEING IN THIS ROOM.

[@Uuuuuuurrgggggghhhhh]

What a sweet recording!

[@robertmoir5695]

I do like this I liked The Jazz Messengers and all Dizzy was the best trumpet player

[@toneyam3643]

The trombone player 👌 he was in the house, but Sunny was taking it to the stage.

[@bandicoot5412]

The nucleus of greatness

[@RonCarterBassist]

👏🏾👏🏾

[@watski]

Those outfits too, simply unmatched and unforgettable. What were people thinking in the 70s 🤓

[@taf44tt8io]

Large, colored and confortable outfits - with a little touch of psychedelic motive - while for many people it was still the black "office" style.

[@davedammann741]

If you don't get it,My explanation would be futile.

[@grazianorotelli8919]

Amazing! So many geniouses in one shot. It's a dream. Thank you!

[@pf5658]

It simply doesn’t get much better than this. I’m jealous of those that were in the audience experiencing this live. I wonder if they ever knew how lucky they were.

[@alifarhang4571]

Tnx

[@arthro9259]

It's funny to C Thelonious Monk wit'out any of his hats.

[@XelaMa]

Thank you so much for this amazing (if technically imperfect 😢) video !!

[@jurgendewaal7251]

WOW, another missing title: "Straight no chaser" !! Thanks a lot. Are there more of this concert, would be very much appreciated !!! Only had Night in Tunsia, Loverman, Dexterity, Tour de Force and Round midnight of that concert on Video before !

[@WorldofJazz]

Will be added soon!

[@KAMOYA17]

I was wondering why they were playing at such a blistering pace? It was only when Sonny Stitt speed walked to take his place for his solo that, I realised I was watching on 1.5 speed 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@NJJ77]

This isn't Straight No Chaser. It starts with the intro then a jam with some jazz greats. Not complaining it just is different from all the other Monk versions I have heard.

[@sannaxjcjf2956]

Yes it is, they play the head and they start soloing

[@soniafaccini8179]

Uauuuuuuuuu 😲😲😲😲😲😲

[@benirw1n]

Please remove that midroll ad, that is if KZbin didn't force it there for you

[@vallee7966]

And here I thought the Newport Jazz Festival was always held in Newport! SMH!

[@dneil8867]

I believe this was Monk’s final performance 🥲

[@jroc2201]

Wow, is it legal to jam this hard ? Haha, who cares ,I'm in!!!!

[@thenix0389]

09:33

[@andandoandando]

Monk is God

[@furiocelle2923]

Is Art Blakey playing an Hollywood set ?????

[@Riccardo_Silva]

Who's the bass player?

[@albertceva1526]

Al McKibbon.

[@mageorge1955]

I think that is Al McKibbon on Bass

[@Riccardo_Silva]

@@albertceva1526 thank you!

[@Riccardo_Silva]

@@mageorge1955 thank you!

[@hankrawlins9159]

Looks like Fred Sanford and his buddies.

[@vlajkonarancic1596]

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